Police spy led triple life infiltrating socialists and far right, inquiry hears

Undercover officer spied on leftwing group, which in turn asked him to spy on National Front

An undercover police officer led a triple life infiltrating a socialist group and a fascist group at the same time, according to documents disclosed to a public inquiry.

The spy, who adopted the fake name Peter Collins, was sent by his Scotland Yard bosses to infiltrate a leftwing group, the Workers Revolutionary Party (WRP), for three years, the inquiry heard.